Bicol Express Recipe

 

 INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons of cooking oil

 1/4 kilo pork, thinly sliced

1 onion, minced

1 head of garlic, minced

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup Baguio beans

3 cups long chili or jalapeno peppers

1 cup coconut cream

Salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS: 

In a bowl of water with salt, soak chili peppers for 30 minutes then rinse and strain. In a cooking pan, heat cooking oil and brown sliced pork for a few minutes. In another pan, saute minced garlic and onion. Add to the saute the browned pork. Then add the coconut milk, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the chili peppers, Baguio beans and cook until dish gets a little dry. Add the coconut cream and simmer until the sauce thickens. Salt to taste.

Fried Chicken Recipe

INGREDIENTS: 

1 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces

1/4 cup of white vinegar

5 cloves of garlic, crushed

1 cup of water

2 cups cooking oil

Salt and pepper to taste

 INSTRUCTIONS: 

In a pot, simmer chicken in vinegar, garlic, water, salt and pepper. Remove just before the chicken is fully cooked. Strain off liquid. In a frying pan or wok, heat oil and deep fry the chicken until golden brown. Place on paper towel to remove excess oil. Serve hot with rice.

Filipino Spaghetti Recipe

INGREDIENTS: 

1 kg. spaghetti noodles

3 tablespoons of cooking oil

2 onions, chopped

1 head garlic, minced

1/2 kg. ground beef 

1/2 kg. ground pork

3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)

1 cup of water

1 kg. tomato sauce (or 3/4 kg. tomato sauce and 1/4 kg. banana catsup)

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced

1/4 cup brown or white sugar (reduce to 1/8 cup if using banana catsup)

1/2 cup grated cheese

 INSTRUCTIONS: 

Let us put the Spaghetti noodles in the pot with oil and water. In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil. Add ground beef, ground pork, laurel leaves, bell pepper and a cup of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce or combination of banana catsup and tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes Add brown sugar and hotdogs. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.